Church exorcises homosexual boy

Shocking footage of church elders carrying out a exorcism to cast a 'homosexual demon' from a teenage boy have been posted online.

The video shows the 16-year-old lying on the floor, his body convulsing, while members of a small Connecticut church stand over him.

'Rip it from his throat!' a woman yells. 'Come on, you homosexual demon! You homosexual spirit, we call you out right now! Loose your grip, Lucifer!'

Disturbing: Footage shows the teenager collapsed on the floor as church elders perform the 'exorcism'

The 20-minute video posted on YouTube by Manifested Glory Ministries is being called abuse by gay and youth advocates, who are demanding an investigation.

But a church official this week denied that the teenager was injured or that the church is prejudiced.

'We believe a man should be with a woman and a woman should be with a man,' the Reverend Patricia McKinney said.

'We have nothing against homosexuals. I just don't agree with their lifestyle.'

The church posted the video on YouTube but has since removed it; it is still available on some Web sites that copied it.

It shows church members standing the youth on his feet by holding him under his arms, and people shouting as organ music plays.

'Come out of his belly,' someone commands. 'It's in the belly - push.'

Later, the teenager is back on the floor, breathing heavily. Then he's coughing and apparently vomiting into a bag.

'Get another bag,' a participant says. 'Make sure you have your gloves.'

As the youth lay back on the ground, limp, church members put a white sheet over him.

The practice has been widely condemned.

Practice: Church members can be heard commanding the 'homosexual demon' to leave the boy's body

But Kamora Herrington, who runs a mentoring program at True Colors, an advocacy group for gay youths said she believes it is fairly common.

'This happens all the time,' she said. "This is not isolated.'

Robin McHaelin, executive director of True Colors, said her organisation is aware of five cases in recent years in which youths in her program were threatened with exorcism.

In one case, she said, a child called to report that his carer had called a priest who was throwing holy water on his bedroom door.

'I think it's horrifying,' McHaelin said of the video by Manifested Glory.

'What saddens me is the people that are doing this think they are doing something in the kid's best interests, when in fact they're murdering his spirit.'

McHaelin said she planned to report the situation to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.

An agency spokesman said the agency does not comment on complaints or investigations.

Rev McKinney said the youth was 18. The boy confirmed he is 16 but otherwise declined to comment, citing the advice of his pastor.

McHaelin said the boy told her staff that the church performed the ritual three times at his request.

She said the boy has been engaging in risky behavior that she blames on the church's treatment.

McKinney said the youth went to the church last year and collapsed on the floor during a service.

'He was out of control in the church,' she said. 'This young man came to us. We didn't go to him.'

McKinney denied the ritual was an exorcism, describing it instead as a casting out of spirits. She said the church took care of the youth, providing him clothes.

'He was dressing like a woman and everything. And he didn't want to be like that,' McKinney said.

The teen had been in reform school for stealing but was eager to get out and go to the church to have what he thought were his demons driven out, Herrington said.

Exodus International, a Christian group that believes gays can become straight through prayer and counseling, does not advocate the church's approach, said Jeff Buchanan, director of church equipping.

The Rev. Roland Stringfellow, a minister in Oakland, California, said he was subject to demon casting in the 1990s when he was at a Baptist church and was struggling with his sexuality.

He said he was put in front of the church as members shouted 'demon of homosexuality come out of him.'

'It caused nothing but shame and embarrassment,' Stringfellow said.

McKinney also has a weekly radio programme. She talked on Wednesday's programme about being 'persecuted' in recent days but did not mention the video specifically.

'It's been a hard time for me, but I'm looking good and I'm standing strong because when you have a mandate like mine you're not going to say what you want without the adversary coming after you,' she said.

'If you are a true prophet you're not going to be popular with the people.'

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For over forty years, delusional and lying Christians have accused Satanists of committing all manner of atrocities toward children without any evidence. This is ironic considering the pervasive occurrence of prolonged systematic child abuse among the various Christian churches and denominations, and among others abusing positions of trust in the Jewish and Islamic Synagogues and Mosques.

Enough hypocrisy. We all know who the sick, deranged child abusers really are: the sanctimonious frauds of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions.

In fact, you could go so far as to say that child abuse IS a Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition!

STOP THE MADNESS.

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The 9th Satanic Rule of the Earth

"Do not harm little children."--Anton Szandor LaVeyFounder of The Church of Satan

From THE SATANIC BIBLE

"Under NO circumstances would a Satanist sacrifice any animal or baby! For centuries, propagandists of the right-hand path have been prattling over the supposed sacrifices of small children and voluptuous maidens at the hands of diabolists. It would be thought that anyone reading or hearing of these heinous accounts would immediately question their authenticity, taking into consideration the biased sources of the stories. On the contrary, as with all "holy" lies which are accepted without reservation, this assumed modus operandi of the Satanists persists to this day!

There are sound and logical reasons why the Satanists could not perform such sacrifices. Man, the animal, is the godhead to the Satanist. The purest form of carnal existence reposes in the bodies of animals and human children who have not grown old enough to deny themselves their natural desires. They can perceive things that the average adult human can never hope to.

Therefore, the Satanist holds these beings in a sacred regard, knowing he can learn much from these natural magicians of the world."